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Israeli bombardment of southern Lebanon continues

Israeli bombardment of southern Lebanon continues

Al Jazeera correspondents on the ground have reported multiple Israel strikes targeting southern Lebanon’s major cities of Nabatieh and Tyre on Thursday.

The Lebanese army released a statement that one soldier has been killed in an Israeli strike on southern Lebanon.

This comes during a renewed intensifiation of attacks on southern Lebanon as Israel released forced evacuation orders to residents and troops have advanced beyond the “Yellow Line” buffer zone further into Lebanese terroritory. 

People visit beach against the backdrop of smoke rising from the site of an Israeli strike near the southern Lebanese city of Tyre on 27 May 2026 (Kawant Haju/AFP)